kayōkyoku
Sign in to saveAlso known as kayō, kayou, kayoukyoku, shōwa era pop, standard Japanese pop, traditional J-pop, kayo-kyoku, kayokyoku
is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as "standard Japanese pop" or "Shōwa-era pop".
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Kayōkyoku
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- 1920s, Japan
- Music genre.derivatives
- J-pop
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- music genre
- Subclass of
- music of Japan
- Country of origin
- Japan
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- inception
- 1950-01-01
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- History
- 1920s–1940s: Origin
- 1950s–1960s: Mood ''kayō'' era
- 1970s–1980s: Idol ''kayō'' era
- Later popularity
- References
- External links
is a Japanese pop music genre, which became a base of modern J-pop. The Japan Times described kayōkyoku as "standard Japanese pop" or "Shōwa-era pop".
Kayōkyoku represents a blend of Western and Japanese musical scales. Music in this genre is extremely varied as a result. Kayōkyoku in the narrower and more practical sense, however, excludes J-pop and enka.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “kayōkyoku” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.